The Los Angeles Lakers tough stretch continued Saturday night with another heartbreaking loss. This time, it was at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers lost yet another close call, falling to Portland 95-92.
This is the second time this season that the Lakers and Trail Blazers faced off and the second time that the Blazers came away with a three-point victory. In the first meeting, Damian Lillard nailed a 3-pointer with one second remaining to win 113-110. Lillard wasn’t playing this time around, but the Trail Blazers still pulled out the close victory.